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English
Etymology
From Middle English misheren, from Old English mishȳran, mishīeran (“to hear amiss, not listen to, disobey”), equivalent to mis- + hear.
Pronunciation
Verb
mishear (third-person singular simple present mishears, present participle mishearing, simple past and past participle misheard)
- (transitive, intransitive) To hear wrongly.
I misheard when she asked for mints, and gave her mince instead.
- To misunderstand. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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See also
References
- “mishear”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “mishear”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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